Practicing Archaeology: An Introduction to Cultural Resources Archaeology

Practicing Archaeology: An Introduction to Cultural Resources Archaeology
ISBN-10
0759118078
ISBN-13
9780759118072
Series
Practicing Archaeology
Category
Social Science
Pages
364
Language
English
Published
2009-10-16
Publisher
Rowman Altamira
Authors
Thomas W. Neumann, Robert M. Sanford

Description

This comprehensive reference book addresses the questions and problems of cultural resource archaeology for graduate students and practicing archaeological field workers. Neumann and Sanford use their decades of field experience to discuss in great detail the complex processes involved in conducting a CRM project. Dealing with everything from law to logistics, archival research to zoological analysis, project proposals to report production, they provide an invaluable sourcebook for archaeologists who do contract work in the United States. After introducing the legal and ethical aspects of cultural resources management, the authors describe the processes of designing a proposal and contracting for work, doing background research, conducting assessment, testing, mitigation work (Phase I, II, and III), laboratory analysis, and preparing reports for project sponsors. The volume's emphasis on practical problems, use of extensive examples, and detailed advice on a host of subjects make it an ideal training manual and reference tool for archaeologists and field schools.

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